Oh, to be Trudeau!

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That’s what Scott Morrison would be thinking today if he didn’t have a personality disorder. Canada has creamed it on the vaccine thanks to an early and well-diversified procurement policy:

Trudeau government polls have reflected this success:

And today Justin Trudeau does what Scott Morrison would give his right (and left) ball to do:

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Canadians will head to the polls on Sept. 20.

Following a meeting with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau this morning, Gov. Gen. Mary Simon approved his request to dissolve Parliament, triggering the issuing of the election writs and formally beginning Canada’s 44th federal election.

The campaign will last 36 days — the minimum campaign length permitted by law.

Trudeau’s current polling lead sees him fattening his position to 170 parliamentary seats from 155.

He may be a repugnant wokester but at least he’s not a complete idiot.

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About the author
David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics portal. He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.